We flew Newark (hour and a half from Philly, we left at 4am) to San Jose and then had a couple hour
layover in the airport before catching our first local flight to Puerto
Jimenez. The last Drake Bay flight left before we got through customs, so our
plan was to fly to Puerto Jimenez, take an hour and a half car ride, a small
boat ride, and then we’d be at our first stop.
The gentlemen who picked us up also brought his 9 year old
son who was quite well behaved. Our two hour drive was about as bumpy as they
come – instilling the concept of the ‘Costa Rican massage’ roads.
Our Spanish was not great but we managed to chat briefly
with our chauffeur.
We arrived to the local town just after dark. We were
escorted down to the beach in the dark where we removed our shoes, trekked
through a couple inches of water and hopped on the back of a small boat. Our
bags were loaded and we were on our way. About 5 minutes later we were docked
at the base of La Paloma Lodge where we would stay for the 6 nights. Despite
traveling all day – our schedule was fairly busy for the upcoming days!
That night we were shown to our room – a very cute
bungalow-esque room with a very pretty balcony.
We showered, and went to go have dinner in the main area.
The food was simple, but delightful as we’d come to realize in all the meals
we’d eat at La Paloma in the coming days. That night we would be busy as our
bug tour would happen right after dinner, and we had to get up for diving the
next morning at 6am!
No comments:
Post a Comment